Bramcote Hills Park - Around The Walled Garden
w/e 18 February 2024
All of this week's
pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
Situated between Trowell, Stapleford
and Bramcote, Bramcote Hills Park is a popular amenity for residents
of all three plus from further afield too. It is particularly
favoured by dog walkers but with a variety of landscapes there
is plenty of room for everyone.
One popular area in the park is the Walled Garden and that is
conveniently sited near the car park. One of the first features
within the garden is the Sundial Maze where the adjacent board
not only gives the history of mazes but also details three games
that can be played there.
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As you enter the Walled Garden, the hillside, currently adorned
with a patch of snowdrops, rises up beyond the wall on the right.
A path leads up through the trees passing another information
board at the entrance to the Ice House which is built into the
side of the hill.
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On the left another wall runs alongside Coventry Lane beyond
which is Stapleford Hill and the sandstone outcrop of the Hemlock
Stone.
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In the middle is the formal ornamental garden. This and the maze
were not part of the original garden but are more recent additions.
The original Walled Garden was built between 1850 and 1880 and
contained two buildings, Gardeners Cottage and Dairy Cottage,
both of which have now been demolished although their footprints
are still maintained.
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The Ice House, unlike the cottages, has now been restored.
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On the hillside near the Ice House is a small seat, the view
from which is over the ornamental garden to the Hemlock Stone.
Daffodils are growing to the rear and side of the seat and it
will be a pleasant place to sit and relax when they are in flower.
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A path passes through and curves around the end of the Walled
Garden, beyond which an area is set aside as a wildlife grassland.
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At the moment the area is dotted with flowering daffodils.
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The grassland area has two small plaques saying it is part of
the Blue Butterfly Scheme and another notice on a gate linking
to a footpath from Coventry Lane up into the wooded hillside
informs about a project to remove invasive Rhododendron plants.
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From the end of the Walled Garden a path
leads through an arch, back through the middle of garden to the
Sundial Maze and a similar arch at the other end and then on,
back to the car park.
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